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APPLICATION FRANKEL.

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` Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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1 lll Q2. 2 N I wig! i WITNESSES ...j/" l fzffmhz By I A TRNEYS ALBERT H. FRANKRI., or LARCHMONT, NEW' YORK'.

BUNG-TIN DRIVER;

specication'of Lettersrateat. ptented' ADL 11 19167;

Application filed December 31, 1915. Serial No. 69,662.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT I-I. FRANKEi., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Larchmont, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bung-Tin Drivers, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to means for aiiXing the metal seals over the bungs of barrels, this being a common custom, and the object thereof is to provide a bung driver which is strong, highly eflicient, free from danger of injury to the operator, and not likely to get out of order.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which like characters refer to like parts in each of the views, and in which z- .Figure 1 isa side elevation of my invention; Fig.` 2 is an enlarged section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4: is a perspective view of one of the metal seals which are to be affixed to a barrel.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates the body of the driver and consists, preferably, of hard wood having a metal collar 6 adjacent its upper reduced end to prevent I the splitting of the wood when struck by a mallet or similar implement. The lower end of the body 5 is also slightly reduced to form a seat for a ring 7 of metal having a horizontal flange 8 at its top and which flange in turn carries a dependent flange 9, the lower end of the said ring 7 being inwardly turned at 10 beneath the body 5.

Slidably mounted on the ring 7 is a sleeve 11 provided with diametrically arranged vertical slots 12 through which pass screws 13 driven into the body 7 and which screws serve as guides for the vertical movement f ofthe sleeve 11 upon the ring 7 and also serve as limiting means for such movement. The sleeve 11 is provided with a horizontal flange 14 at its top which, in turn, carries an upwardly directed flange 15 and which, together with the dependent flange 9 ofthe ring 7, forms a confining means for a splral spring 16 which serves to maintaln the horizontal flanges 14: and 8 apart though in a yielding manner. The internal diameter of the sleeve 11 approximates the external diameter of the tin seal 17 whereby said seal is frictionally held within said sleeve when placed therein, the sleeve 1l extending' normally below the lower end of the body 15 of the device.

In practice, a seal 17 yis arranged within the sleeve 11 with its points 18 directed downwardly, after which the sleeve 11 is placed over the bung to be sealed and the upper end of the body 5 is struck a sharp blow with a mallet, hammer, or the like. This tends to forcibly drive the body 5 downwardly with respect to the sleeve 11, against the action of the spring 16, and forces the points 18 into the wood of the barrel and around the bung, thus aiiiXing the seal in the desired place, and, when this has occurred, the spring 16 instantly returnsvthe body to normal position with respect to the sleeve 11, ready for another operation.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the outer diameter of the dependent flange 9 is somewhat greater than that of the upwardly directed flange 15, thereby preventing any possibility of a finger of the operator being caught between the edges of said flanges in the affXing of a seal, this being a highly important feature of my invention.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a fragment 19 of a barrel having'a bung hole 20 stopped by a bung 21 which it is desired to seal, a seal being arranged within the sleeve 11 and the devicebeing ready for the mallet blow to aflix the seal to the barrel.

While I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention I do not confine myself thereto but may make changes thereover, provided that such changes come within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device for afflxing metal seals, comprising a body portion, a metal ring at the lower end thereof provided with-a horizontally directed and a dependent flange forming a pocket, a sleeve slidably guided on said ring and provided with a horizontally directed and an upwardly directed flange forming a pocket, and a spiral spring arranged in said pockets yieldingly holding said horizontally directed flanges apart, the lower end of said sleeve being normally projected'beyond said ring to receive a seal.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a body portion, a metal ring at the lower end thereof provided with a horizone tal ange and a dependent flange forming a pocket, a sleeve slidably guided on said ring and provided with a horizontal flange and 5 an upwardly directed ange thereon forining a pocket, said dependent ange being of greater diameter thanr said upwardly directed flange, a spiral spring held in said pockets and serving to yieldingly hold said 10 horizontal flanges apart, and means for limiting the movement of said sleeve on said ring, said sleeve being normally projected beyond said ring to receive a seal.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speifieation in the presence of l5 two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT H. FRANKEL.

W'itnesses:

J. C. LARSEN,l G. H. EMSIJE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

